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Valley Mills ISD votes to retain DAEP/ISS structure for 2025–26; trustee opposes
Summary
The board decided to keep DAEP/ISS arrangements the same for 2025–26 with the possibility of adding a dividing wall; the motion passed 6–1 with Trustee Douglas Shanafelt voting no.
The Board of Trustees voted June 17 to retain the district's DAEP/ISS configuration for the 2025–26 school year and authorized consideration of adding a dividing wall to the classroom.
Jim Blackford moved the action; Steven Owens seconded. The motion passed 6–1 with Douglas Shanafelt casting the lone Nay vote. Minutes show the board considered facility modifications but did not approve construction at the meeting.
Board discussion focused on maintaining current disciplinary placement options while evaluating a physical modification (a wall) to the classroom space. Further planning or scope for construction was not detailed in the record.
